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This is the oldest café in Paris. It originated in 1686 when it opened as a coffee-shop. The café was close to the then theatre of Paris, contributing to its popularity. It soon became a meeting place for people of ideas and letters, becoming the first literary coffee-shop.
For more than two centuries anyone of any renown in the world of arts, literature or politics, could be found here. The reputation of French intellectuals for discussion and debate is still in evidence and current generations still meet here to talk about their concerns, ideas and plans, attracting a mix of writers and journalists, university professors, businessmen and tourists.
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The problem with you people who put these sites together, is you forget there are still people around like me, that did not even have a calculator at school, let alone a computer.
What on earth do you mean by add your personal tag to your tag cloud? Not a clue what you are on about.
I love the OU in general.
I love France even more.
Paris is a pure tonic.
Why no layout maps, showing me how to find these places. Time is always very precious when I go to France and more precious in Paris.
Keep up the good work, but consider the likes of me please.